US1141954A - Combined rail chair and joint. - Google Patents

Description

J. GARAY.

COMBINED RAIL CHAIR AND JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21. 1914.

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JOHN GARAY, 0F FILIBERT, WEST VIRGINIA.

COMBINED BAIL CHAIR AND JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1915.

Application filed September 21, 191%. Serial No. 862,758.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN GARAY, a subject of the King of Hungary, residing at Filbert, in the county of McDowell and State of lVest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Rail Chairs and Joints, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a combined rail chair and joint and has for its object to provide a device of such class, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, for securing the meeting ends of a pair of track rails together, at the same time providing for the necessary expansion and contraction due to climatic conditions.

i1 further object of the inven'tion'is to provide a combined rail chair and joint formed of a plurality of sections, having inner engaging means for clamping the sections to a pair of track rails, and further having means engaging in the track rails to prevent lateral, longitudinal, and vertical movement with respect to the said sections.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a combined rail chair and joint which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, eificient and convenient in its use, readily set up and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel con struction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pair of track rails, broken away showing the adaptation thereto of a combined rail chair and joint in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the combined splice bar and chair section of the rail joint. Figs. 3 and a are perspective views of one of the members of the clamping section ofthe combined rail chair and joint. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a locking member for the members of the clamping section. Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the manner of assembling the clamping sections.

Referring to the drawings in detail 6 and 7 denote a pair of track rails and each includes a head 8, a web 9, and a base 10.

The rail chair and olnt consists of a chair section and a clamping section and said chair. section consists of a chair plate 11,

cut away at one side, to provide a pair of V oppositely extending spaced projections 12. The other side of the chair plate ll'has formed integral therewith a vertically disposed flange 13, which terminates in an inwardly extending base flange 1 1, and a vertically disposed splice bar 15, which has formed on its inner face a pair of inwardly extending pins 16, 17. The base flange 1-1- is spaced from the base 11, as well as extending substantially parallel therewith, thereby providing a pocket 18 for the reception of one side of the bases 10 of the track rails, when the track rails are mounted upon the plate 11. The plate 11 is of greater width than the width of the bases 10 of the track rails whereby said projections 12 will be alined exteriorly with respect to said bases 10.

When the track rails 6, 7, are mounted upon the chair plate 11, the pins 16, 17, ex-

tend through openings 19 formed in the webs 9, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1, and said pins 16, 17 prevent longitudinal movement of the track rails with respect to each other.

The clamping section consists of a pair of members which are hinged to the plate 11 and each of said members consists of a bottom plate 20, and a top plate 21, the latter being of materially. less width than the bottom plate 20 and the said plates overlap and are connected together by a rounded coupling portion 22, which is of less length than the length of said plates 20 and is flush with the inner ends of said plates 20, there by providing cl arances 23. One outer. cor ner of the bottom plate 20 is connected to one outer corner of the top plate 21 by a pin 24, the latterbeing arranged near the clearances 23. The pins 2% are positioned in wardly with respect to the projections 12 whereby the members of the clamping section are hinged to the plate 11. Each of the bottom plates 20 is formed with a seg ment-shaped slot 25 and extending into said slotsare lugs, as seen in Fig. 6 of the drawing, carried by the lower face of the plate 11.

One of the members of the clam in sec 7 tion overlaps the other member of the clamping section and both members of the clamping section overlap the bases 10 or" the track rails and the chair plate 11 and When the members of the clamping sections are in a position shown in F19. 1, they are mamtained in such position by a pivoted locking member which consists of a bar26, pivoted as at 27, to the upper member 28' of the clamplng section and said bar 26 is provided I With a lug 29, which is adapted to engage in the slots 30 aline whereby the lug 29 can extend into both of theslots and hold the members ot the clamping section in position shown in Fig. 1. l/Vhen the device is ascan be swung outwardly and the track rail sembled the clamping members are swung horizontally about the pins 2%. The members'of the clamping section, When the lockmg member is moved to a released position,

removed.

'What i claimisz- 7 1. A combined rail chair and joint comprising a chair plate formed with a vertically disposed splice bar having pins capable of engaging in the ivebs of a pair of track rails,.said splice bar including a base overlapping the bases of the track rails, and a clampingsection consisting of a pair of members hinged to said chair plate and capable of being swung to overlap the bases of a track rail. p

2. A combinedvrail chair and joint comprising a chair plate formed with a verti cally disposed splice bar having pins capable of engaging in the webs of a pair of track rails, said splice bar including a base overlapping the bases of the track rails, and a clamping section consisting of a pair of members hinged to said chair plate and capable of belng swung to overlap thebases of atrack rail, and means for locking said members together. y

In testimony whereof I mysignature FRANK Nomunrrs, ANDLT KIMAR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of latents,

Washington, D. G.

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